alnum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →alnus, alna, alnum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
of alder-wood, alder-;
acc. sg. (m.)acc. sg. (n.)nom. sg. (n.)voc. sg. (n.) - Entry →alnus, alni:
Feminine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
alder; (something usually made of alder wood) plank, bridge, boat, ship;
acc. sg.gen. pl.
Examples
Satura III
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...taetrumque novicius horret porthmea nec sperat caenosi gurgitis alnum infelix nec habet quem porrigat ore trientem. Respice nunc..."
Liber Primus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...indignantibus undis hoc caput accipias et pressam regibus alnum.' sic fatus pingui cumulat libamine flammam. Protulit ut crinem..."
